“One more question, I don’t get why you need to go through this kind of tournament. Didn’t you say you would send the princess to another clan anyway?”

“This is done to quell their hate and give them some hope. Otherwise, all the princesses would think of rebelling against the clan.

Doing this will also show the princess’s capability to build up their network.”

“Why not have the princesses fight each other then?” Alex’s question quickly made him the center of attention.

Everyone turned their gaze at him. Alex let out a chuckle, playing it as a joke as he thought, ‘So it’s a world like this. Despite strength ruling supreme, they are still biased.’

But then Alex realized there were also some women fighters in the cohort. This meant his thought was wrong.

‘Or they don’t want the princesses to get hurt, as their value will lower in that case?’

While Alex thought of this, one of the guards raised his voice, “Princess Reina has returned.”

The elderly man quickly stood up and ran toward the beautiful woman. He gave a small bow, showing his respect.

“Rise, Uncle Moria, I have told you multiple times not to do that.”

Moria smiled, then started whispering into Reina’s ear, making her turn her gaze toward Alex.

Alex could already guess what they were talking about, but based on her expression, it seemed they had some disagreement. After some more time, Reina made her way toward him. “So, your name is Alex? Follow me.”

She said, then walked into her luxurious wagon.

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There were multiple wagons in the area, each being pulled by a horse. The horses looked normal at first glance, but if Alex focused, he would see they were far stronger than normal ones, even compared to the weird horse he captured in the Felidaen realm.

Alex looked at Morti, silently asking if he should follow, but Morti could only give him a helpless nod.

In the end, the decision was in her hands. ‘You are too nice for our clan, Ms. Reina. If things keep like this, I am afraid something will happen to you like it did to your mother,’ Morti thought.

Reina’s mother’s fate was quite tragic as she was sacrificed to a higher clan because of their family’s decision.

Inside, the wagon was bigger; it could easily fit ten people, with two maids waiting for her.

Reina raised her hand to excuse them. As they left, she turned her gaze to Alex. “My name is Reina. I don’t know what Uncle Moria offered you, but I will be clear. What happened to me now happened on purpose. Someone is pulling strings from the background; they want me out of the family.”

“So you mean things will become difficult for me the moment I enter your clan?”

“Yes, that is why I suggest you just go on your way. As for what happened, just forget about it; it’s just an accident.”

Alex found the woman’s remark strange. ‘Before, she screamed in anger; now she just brushes it off. Is she too stressed about her situation?’

Alex thought she just didn’t want to have any false hope. That is why she preferred to reject all possibilities and just embrace the despair. Some people do choose that, but it’s not his problem.

He needed the information about the realm and to find out the reason he was sent here. Was it a complete accident, like he triggered some countermeasure, or was it done on purpose?

“You don’t need to worry about me; it’s just an exchange. It’s not like you will lose anything if I fail.”

Reina squinted her eyes, hearing how determined Alex was. “Just what is your purpose?”

What Alex thought was not wrong; she was desperate but for a different reason. She wanted to go to the clan allocated to her, but not as a sacrifice; she wanted to come as a potential talent.

In this way, she would be able to find out what happened to her mother.

“I have my reasons, but don’t worry; I won’t lose.”

Reina turned silent. She had seen how Alex parried Moria’s attack easily. If Alex won, then she would completely fail to get into that clan. It’s not like she had the capability to infiltrate or attack it head-on.

After some rumination, she decided to come clean. “I don’t know how much you know about the situation, but I don’t want you to win.”

Alex tapped his finger on the table, starting to think of many plots he had read before to guess the situation. After remembering the culture of her clan, he asked, “Do you have some personal reason to go to this clan?”

“Yes.”

“Do you want to destroy it?”

Alex’s question caught Reina off guard. Despite his strength, that was a big talk if he really knew how strong a big clan was.

But remembering Alex’s weird appearance, she asked, “Do you even know how strong they are?”

“Tell me about it.”

“Can you even be sure to beat dozens of heavenly ascension-awakened cultivators?”

Hearing the familiar words, Alex’s eyes widened. “What did you say again?”

Meanwhile, back in Alex’s world, MingYue arrived at an underground room in the spire.

Her eyes looked around, but she couldn’t find any of the eyes remaining. Before Alex disappeared, he had informed her of this weird object.

‘Vesa, any idea?’ MingYue asked.

Not long after, Luca and the others also arrived. Seeing Jake standing on the side, she quickly asked, “Where is my son?”

Jake let out a deep sigh, then started explaining what happened without omitting any detail.

‘Queen, I detect some traces of space shift.’

‘Do you know where it goes?’

‘Yes, but it’s weird. Based on the coordinates, this should be your world, Queen.’

MingYue quickly frowned. She didn’t get how it could be her world, but this also made her feel relieved. If it were another world, it would be more dangerous since who knew what they would face.

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